A ceiling fan can lower a room's temperature by several degrees. Even something as simple as switching to compact fluorescent light bulbs can make a big difference in electricity bills.

安装一个室内温控器可以节省12%的电费，在天花板上安装吊扇可以降低几度室温，甚至使用节能灯泡都有助于显着减少电费。

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And, the ceiling may have been a bit lower than normal because it felt like it was pressing down on me.

并且，天花板可能比正常水平低了些，因为我老觉得它像是要压到我身上一样。

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Earlier this year the House of Representatives voted to erect a "cap-and-trade" system, which would set a ceiling on such emissions and lower it each year.

在今年早些时候，美国众议院就投票建立起“总体管制与交易”体系，这将限制每个国家二氧化碳的最高排量并将其逐年递减。

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The Diamondbacks wanted the one with a lower ceiling who displayed the traits they value.

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Numerous analysts previously said they anticipated a temporary correction lower in gold when the deficit-ceiling impasse ended.

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These shrinking numbers either mean that the glass ceiling is thicker and lower than we imagined, or that younger women on the way up are finding a way out or, quite possibly, both.

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